Cases on Teacher Leadership

MSP-KMD has produced four cases and a cross-case analysis which highlight the decisions of MSP project leaders that contributed to the sustainability of their teacher leader programs.

Cross-case analysis:

• Toward Sustainability: Strategies from four cases of teacher leadership in NSF Math and Science Partnerships [PDF 103K]

Analysis of the four cases yielded key ideas to help current and future program designers think about ways to leverage their limited resources in order to sustain the essential aspects of their teacher leader programs. Four important areas for supporting sustainability are addressed: designing and implementing interventions, garnering the support of key stakeholders, aligning policy, and developing capacity and infrastructure to scale up interventions.

Cases of teacher leadership in MSP projects:

• The Use of Structures and Tools to Support the Work of Teacher Leaders: The Case of the El Paso MSP [PDF 65K]
• Preparing Teachers for Formal and Informal Leadership Roles: The Case of Nebraska's Math in the Middle MSP [PDF 79K]
• From Content Experts to Change Agents: The Case of the Vermont MSP [PDF 79K]
• The Use of State Policy to Support Teacher Leader Programs: The Case of the Virginia MSP [PDF 69K]

Each case is organized around a single theme which captures the strategic decisions that shaped the teacher leadership program in each MSP. The cases include detailed information on the organizations involved in the partnership, the specific strategies of project leaders in their teacher leader programs, key issues addressed by project leaders during implementation of their programs and an analysis of the sustainability of the programs. The cross-case analysis is based on these four cases.